Massachusetts Bills

HD 5493 is a procedural bill requiring the Department of Unemployment Assistance to provide a communication containing projections for the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund for November 2025. It does not create new policy or affect specific groups, as it relates solely to routine reporting. The bill was placed on file on January 8, 2026, indicating it was formally recorded but did not advance further. This is a standard administrative communication, not a substantive legislative change.

This is not a legislative bill but a routine submission by the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association. The document (HD 5495) is the Association’s annual "Inventory of Programs, Services, Interventions and Reinvestments (PSI) Comprehensive Matrix" for calendar year 2025, detailing their current programs and associated costs. It lists specific programs (like "Teaching Cert," "We Can dogs," and "NCCHC's Program") with provider types (in-house or outsourced), cost amounts, and years of operation. The submission was formally "Placed on file" on January 8, 2026, as part of standard administrative reporting - no legislative action or voting record is associated with this document.

This is not a legislative bill but a required report submission. The Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) submitted its per capita cost report for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 as mandated by Section 2 of Chapter 28 of the 2023 General Appropriations Act (line item 8900-0001). The report details annual costs per inmate at each DOC facility, broken down by security level, including facilities like M.C.I. Cedar Junction and Shattuck Hospital. It provides concrete data on incarceration costs but does not enact new policy or affect any group directly beyond fulfilling a statutory reporting requirement.

HD 5496 is a procedural bill that transmits a report from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission's Primary Care Task Force to the legislature. It does not create new laws or policies; it simply communicates the findings of the task force's work. The bill references existing primary care policy research (like the Massachusetts Primary Care Dashboard) but does not alter any state programs or funding. This is a routine administrative submission, not a substantive legislative change.

Report of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (pursuant to Section 2EEEEEE (d) of Chapter 29 of the General Laws) summitting it Federal Match and Debt Reduction Fund December 2025 report

Senate, January 8, 2026 -- Text of the Senate amendment (Senator Rausch) to the House Bill relative to any vacancy among town meeting members in Milford (House, No. 4171).

Report of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (pursuant to Section 39M 1/2 of Chapter 30 of the General Laws) submitting its Owner's Representative 2025 annual report

Report of the Department of Public Health (pursuant to 105 CMR 451.403) submitting the inspection report for Bristol County Jail and House of Correction, the Plan of Correction (POC) from the facility and the POC acceptance letter from the Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards (EHRS)

Report of the Department of Public Health (pursuant to 105 CMR 451.403) submitting the inspection report for the Boston Pre-Release Center, the Plan of Correction (POC) from the facility and the POC acceptance letter from the Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards (EHRS)

Report of the Executive Office of Economic Development (Section 13T of Chapter 23A of the General Laws) submitting its Regional Tourism Councils FY25 annual report

Report of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (pursuant to Section 5 of Chapter 23J of the General Laws) submitting the Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry report for calendar year 2025

Report of the Department of Public Health (pursuant to 105 CMR 451.403) submitting the inspection report for the Massachusetts Treatment Center, the Plan of Correction (POC) from the facility and the POC acceptance letter from the Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards (EHRS)